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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

A Broken Heart One Moment, Instant Joy the Next

Like
many, Maren Pedersen experienced the death of a child on the Mormon trail. Due
to Indian difficulties they were required to wrap the young child in a blanket
and leave her under a bush. When Maren snuck out of camp to go back and bury
her daughter, what did she find that brought her great joy?

a.She met her
resurrected daughter

b.She met the
spirit of her daughter

c.She realized that
her daughter was still alive

d.She met her dead
parent's spirits with the spirit of her daughter

Yesterday’s answer:

c. Buffalo

Referring
to a speech given by President Woodruff at the Pioneer Celebration Aug. 20,
1894: In referring to pioneer
incidents, he spoke of the immense herds of buffaloes which the Pioneers met on
Platte River. It took them three days to pass through them, and so numerous
were they that it was found necessary to place guards around the wagons at
night to keep the animals out of the corral. He also related an amusing
incident which transpired soon after the arrival in the Valley when some of the
Pioneers made their first visit to the lake and took a plunge in its waters.
Green Flake, the colored man who had just spoken, was one of the party. After
coming out of the briny waters, his entire body being covered with salt, Mr.
Flake was for once in his life a white man, and remained thus until by
application of fresh water he regained his native color.

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Dan Barker

I love the outdoors, went to school to become a forester, enjoyed an abbreviated career with the forest service, and am now currently employed by Nestle in the quality department concentrating on hygienic design and processes. I spend my leisure time reading and puttering around on the computer. I have written five published books (Cedar Fort). I've been married to my wonderful wife for the last 35+ years. We have a handful of children and an even larger handful of grandchildren.